10.0% ▲ +53.3%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.5%
- 2016: 24.1%
- 2021: 10.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Dry Creek · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Dry Creek
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Technicians and trades make up the largest work group in Dry Creek, where 23.9% of workers fall into this category. The area has a high proportion of full-time workers, though it also faces a significantly higher unemployment rate than the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is high at 63.3%, which is well above the South Australian figure of 57.2%. However, unemployment is 10.0%, placing Dry Creek among the highest for its level and well above the national rate of 5.1%.
58.3% ▲ +6.4%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 54.8%
- 2016: 54.3%
- 2021: 58.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
63.3% ▼ -12.2%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 72.1%
- 2016: 55.7%
- 2021: 63.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Manufacturing is the most common industry at 13.8%, followed by Construction and Health care & social assistance, which both sit at 10.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Trade and machinery roles are common, with 23.9% of people working as technicians and trades and another 18.3% as machinery operators and drivers.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Dry Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40373/dry-creek/topic/employment